Gist founder T.A. McCann just completed a successful sale of his startup to RIM. So, why did the Seattle entrepreneur spend a chunk of his time at the University of… Read More
As I drove past the Starbucks headquarters today I glanced up at their big green logo. Instantly I thought “man, what an iconic brand.” I mean, when most people see… Read More
Microsoft is certainly playing a tough game of catch-up against Apple’s iPad. But the software giant can make a comeback in the market for tablet computers. At least that’s the… Read More
Last fall, I reported that Alaska Airlines planned to provide pilots with iPads, speculating that the touchscreen devices could be used to replace bulky paper manuals. Now, Alaska Air has… Read More
From healthy French fries to to online travel planning services to urban grocery stores in converted shipping containers, this year’s University of Washington business plan competition had a little bit… Read More
Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is going on this weekend at Hotel Deca in the UD. And don’t even think about missing the Nerdcore and chiptunes concerts at Pink Gorilla Games.… Read More
Amazon.com today quietly launched a new section of its site dedicated to digital downloads of software for Apple Macs, providing new competition for Apple’s own Mac App Store. It’s the… Read More
Viafo reminds us a bit of the old BASF marketing line about “not making the products you buy, just making the products you buy better.” The Seattle upstart is trying… Read More
Steve Herrod, chief technology officer for VMWare, made a swing through Seattle today, amid news that the company is planning a major expansion in its hometown of Palo Alto, Calif. No… Read More
Sparkbuy founder Dan Shapiro doesn’t like talking to people on airplanes. But on a trip between Silicon Valley and Seattle late last year, the entrepreneur started a conversation with the… Read More
You can watch entrepreneurial activity in real time this afternoon as five teams compete in the University of Washington’s annual business plan competition, hosted by the Center for Innovation and… Read More
Investor David Einhorn stirred up a hornet’s nest earlier this week when the hedge fund manager reportedly said that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was the biggest drag on the company’s stock.… Read More
Clearwire faces a nagging “cash hole in its business plan and Sprint is the only game in town to fill it.” That’s the opinion of New York money manager Pardus… Read More
The playing field is 24 feet long by 12 feet wide, featuring artificial turf, faux cherry borders, and oversized pool pockets in the corners and side rails. Your leg is… Read More
Expedia has outgrown its downtown Bellevue headquarters location in Tower 333, and as a result plans to expand into a nearby office building in the downtown core, GeekWire has learned.… Read More
Microsoft doesn’t even own Skype yet, but it is already taking blame for an outage that impacted some users of the Internet phone service this morning. Snarky comments filled up… Read More
Google this morning unveiled plans for a new mobile app, Google Wallet, that will let people use their phones to pay for items at retail outlets — storing virtual versions… Read More
Spectrum Networks co-founder John van Oppen likes to describe his team as a group of nerds who thrive on speed. Internet speed, that is. van Oppen’s profitable 4-year-old company, which… Read More
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Amazon.com’s first attempt at selling Lady Gaga’s new album for 99 cents didn’t go so well, with the promotion crashing the company’s servers. But now the Seattle online retailer is… Read More
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has a lot on his plate these days, including positioning the Seattle online real estate company for an initial public offering. But the 35-year-old Internet executive… Read More
Multiple reports this afternoon quote influential and controversial hedge fund manager David Einhorn, a longtime Microsoft shareholder, saying that it’s time for CEO Steve Ballmer to step aside and give… Read More
Technology was supposed to make people more productive. But a new study out from market research firm uSamp indicates that some of the social networking, mobile and collaboration technologies that… Read More
Cliff Mass, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, found himself in a tempest of a different sort last week after KUOW-FM in Seattle discontinued his weekly weather… Read More
Olympia’s water is legendary, giving rise to one of the region’s best beer slogans ever. But Washington’s capitol may soon be known for something else: broadband. The city of 46,000… Read More
Kelly Franznick is the type of person who can spend his vacation working on a stop-motion animation projects, and his spare time hanging out in a used computer store. In… Read More
Microsoft this morning continued its steady pace of app development for Apple’s iOS, as the company’s MSN unit released a version of its “Onit” men’s lifestyle app for iPad and… Read More
Microsoft made a big bet earlier this month when it gobbled up Skype for $8.5 billion, a move that got some VCs salivating at the prospect of the software giant… Read More
A group of more than 40 regional companies, government entities and educational institutions have come together to explore the possibilities of creating an aviation biofuels industry in the Pacific Northwest.… Read More
As you might imagine, we here at GeekWire gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word “geek” when we were coming up with a name for this… Read More
